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Ft OremSn Rtwirwl-Up Sowmdt W.twm PewJIeton, Offtm, TriurWay, September 21, 1916 Twenty-Four P r ! Old Indian Legend Telling of Famous War of Winds AvAyiNlg)IHNI Irv Par Fos'f (As Related Of by IT. Kuvkendall 1'omeroy, Wash.) Among all KtvuKe tribes the opera tions of nature are ascribed directly to living beings. The tides, the move men is of the heaven'y bodies, the com ins of the salmon, the winds, rain. hail, snow, thunder, earthquakes end other meteorological manifesta tion are all the active manifestations of ooniebody. The savage, whether in AfrUa or America, has no concep tion of natural law-s as e under stand it. And yet, in hi talks and harangues about "Coyote," the In dian Zeus, the red man often says. "Coyote made the laws thus and so.' It is however, a part or the Indian s philosophy that phenomena are caus ed by a person, ratner than through the operatiou of fixed laws If the wind blows. wm person is blowing it: if the snow falls and stays for a long time on the ground, some ma lign influence is at the bottom of it. Each and every separate operation o: nature is a direct intervention of a somebody. iiarth, a:r, mountain, vale river and canyon are peopled with spirits and powers. In the long, long ago, the warm Chinook wind, which is the most striking meteorological manifesta tion of the powers of nature In the Inland Empire, was, so the story runs, caused by five brothers who lived at the mouth of the Columbia river. These, brothers were demi-gods and had almost omnipotent power over all the Pacific coast. But there was another force of an antagonistic character to the Chinook, known as the Umatilla or cold east wind, which was caused by the five Umatilla wind brothers, who lived east of the Cascades and were gen erally to be found near the mouth o. the I'matilla or Walla Walla rivers. Tlie Wind BroUicrs. The five Chinook wind brothers and the five Umatilla wind brothers each had grandparents old people who lived north of the Columbia river and near the mouth of the Yakima river. These east winds had always been blowing over the inland empire very hard- Sometimes the warm Chinook winds would come along and dash ovef the Indian camps, blow down trees, tear up the earth and fill the air with dust, sand and stones, melting the snow and causing the streams to swell. Then, while the Chinook was in full career, the ice breathed Umatilla wmd wuld put in an appearance and freeze everything solid with its stinging breath; so that between the battles of the west anl the east winds the Indians led a mis erable existence. Once upon a time the Umatilla w ind brothers, tired of the complaints of the Indians, challenged the Chinook (er gave birth to a boy. In process of wind brothers to a wrestling match, the losers to forfeit fame and title. time he became a strong lad and his mother said. "Your father was killed The Chinook wind brothers accepted: by the cold wind brothers; therefore, the challenge and came to the mouth of the Umatilla river, the place of combat. Coyote, or Speelyal, was chosen as umpire, tne vanquished to lose their heads. , Speelyal. w ho w as a good deal of a scamp, pretended to favor both sides but betrayed each. He cunningly said to the grandfather and grandmother of the Chinook brothers, "If you see your sons are about to be thrown, you must pour oil on the ground where they are wrestling and your sons will not fail." To the grandpar ents of the Umatilla wind brothers, se slyly said, "If you see your sons about to be defeated, throw ice upon the ground." So they cleared off the ground and made everything smooth for the eon- you must exercise yourself to become strong, and practice wrestling so that you can avenge yourself of the blood of your father." So he grew up, gaining In stature and increasing in strength by prac ticing at pulling up trees. He be came so strong that lie could snatch up a large pine or Mr tree with one hand and toss it away like a weed. Then he decided he was strong enough to undertake the avenging ot his father's death, and besought his mother's consent that he might do so. Gaining her permission he started in the night and went up the Colum bia. First he encountered the lofty Cascade mountains and had much difficulty to cross. So sharp was the conflict 'that he was thrown a mile into the air and could not get down test, and the eldest of the five brothers on each side took hold forj until he was almost a hundred miles the contest. When the Chinook : up the river, but he made such a roar brother was about to go down. ing in the sky that everybody was ter Speelyal would say to the old grand- rified at what was to happen; men 1 tatfier, "Throw on oil,'' and he did so. and then the other grand father threw "n ice, and soon,, between the oil and the ice. the ground was so slippery that not even a god could keep his feet. The "hinook brother went sprawling down and while he was down Speelyai cut off hl head with a huge stone knife. The second Chinook wind brother then took hold. He shared the fate o his older brother, fell and was be headed. During the wrestling the old grandparents always threw on oil and ice; but the cold wind grandfather al could hear his warcry far above their heads but could not see him; reports came that forests were be ing up rooted in the Blue mountains and that huge banks of snow were being melted by his breath. The Umatilla and Walla Walla rivers were over their banks and many Indian camps were swept away in the night by the rising waters. Two or three days after these re- i ports came to the Columbia, there ) was a terrific commotion along the I river. Immense clouds of dust and ! sand were seen whirling up the ..,-.. Ihruu- ,.n hi. aat nil sn thf "u5 rauuuwuum weie Chinook brothers were all killed. 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Ever since the first Chinook brothers had been killed these old people had suffered great indignities at the hands of the Uma tilla brothers. These five overgrown churls were beastly and low, having I no sense of decency. Chinook tho Hero. j They would break into the tule huts of the unhappy old folks and sub ject them to the most shameful in sults so that their lives were a bur den to them. Learning of their wretched situation the young giant Chinook determined to relieve their distress, liaising his warwhoop he rushed across the river and approach ed the ancestral home. Along in the night the old folks neard the frame of their hut squeak strain and weave. It seemed as if it were about to be lilted from the grond but the old man, recognizing the cause, exclaimed: "Oh my grandson, you have come at last." The earth trembled; the hut shudder rushed the young Chinook g:ant. The old folks were much rejoiced to see their heroic grandson come to their relief. He said to them, "You must put me under your pillows and keep me out of sight until night conies again and then I will oiituin satisfac tion for all of your wrongs." It was the habit for the cold wind brothers to torment the old folks in the day time. Then the young man said 'Grandfather, take your canoe and go fish for sturgeon." The old man got into the canoe and went upon the river. When the cold wind brothers, who were upon the north side, saw him load his boat with lish they would pursue him and rob him of his sturgeon. This was repeat- Sip Ml' The Union Suits in Which Everyone Can Be Suited Those who are hard to f it Those who are hard to please Those who like fine quality Those who seek real economy lWlANY folks seem to have the idea that Munsing- wear is high priced. The fine quality and careful workmanship in Munsingwear un doubtedly give that impression. 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